Free Education Reaction Post

In wake of the news that the government is planning on scrapping maintenance grants, many worrying statistics have reared their ugly faces. 40% of students who enrolled in 2015 have either quit their studies or are seriously considering leaving in the summer. This is an extremely telling statistic, because this is higher than ever, and i believe that it is in retaliation to the scrapping of the grants. Students simply don’t want to be in more debt than they have to when they can find a job that suits their financial needs.